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1. If you carry any responsibility

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 11:33 AM

Oct 2017

Such as having the ability and/or responsibility to override control, apply a brake, then yes... you are driving under the influence.

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Should drunk drivers be charged with DUI in fully autonomous cars? [View all] FrodosNewPet Oct 2017 OP

If you carry any responsibility Lithos Oct 2017 #1

BUT, if the car is completely autonomous... Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #4

I'm not either BannonsLiver Oct 2017 #11

I don't ever want one that a human can't override. Ms. Toad Oct 2017 #13

No. AngryAmish Oct 2017 #2

If an autonomous car crashes sarisataka Oct 2017 #3

It's Barack Obama's fault, of course. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #6

Ah, the First Law of Trumpbotics n/t NotASurfer Oct 2017 #21

Yes. No vehicle will ever be fully autonomous without monitoring. NutmegYankee Oct 2017 #5

"ever"??? You do not realize how technology works. nt USALiberal Oct 2017 #29

Being Drunk or Hiigh is WAY different than unsafe distracted behaviors. JoeStuckInOH Oct 2017 #15

Nope. According to the data, texting is worse than being drunk. Coventina Oct 2017 #17

You're missing what I'm saying... JoeStuckInOH Oct 2017 #18

What was the law in the 19th century about riding horses drunk? DBoon Oct 2017 #10

Nowadays you can be charged with DUI or equivalent Mariana Oct 2017 #12

I would guess not. Mariana Oct 2017 #24

they say its like taking a cab so it should be like taking a cab dembotoz Oct 2017 #16

I agree. Mariana Oct 2017 #25

Drunk drivers should always be charged with a DUI. Iggo Oct 2017 #19

The fault would lie with the maker of the SD car gyroscope Oct 2017 #23

NO. democratisphere Oct 2017 #27

There are no fully autonomous vehicles! longship Oct 2017 #28

Are there any rules about people who are drunk out of their Doreen Oct 2017 #30

Only if the automation could be disabled by the "driver". no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 #31